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i like both but iso more... easier to catch birdies... HOWEVER!! theres a difference that it will not be as good as oval is with the same amount of tension strung, the oval will be slightly more tense then the ISO but if strung at high tension then the tension difference is quite significant... Havent touch a oval racket for quite some time... not much oval racket that is good now... but the only difference is oval concentrate the tension into a small spot thus it has more "tension density"<--- (some crap i made up thinking that it works)... btw any oval frame good racket to recommend?

I like my ovals well done...

I'm happy using the Oval heads - generally speaking they are far cheaper (because they've been around for ever) and to be honest I don't think that my level is going to improve a huge amount if I go and splash out £100+ on the latest MP, AT, Nanospeed etc. I don't think that there are that many innovations you can make to badminton racquet technology compared to say Tennis or golf equipment and so the key is finding a frame that you like and buying several of them before they stop making them again! Lucky that I like the Cab 21 and Cab 25 series which you can still find in Asia at least

Could someone please lay out the pros and cons of the Iso (as in Yonex Isometrics? Gee, I thought that was on the heavy side..) and the Oval clearly for us newbies? I'm confused!

beryl

i would have thought the iso would be better for noobs given the larger sweetspot. eggheads have a smaller sweetspot but more power... if you can find the sweetspot consistently. anyone else got any thoughts?

eggheads have a smaller sweetspot but more power... anyone else got any thoughts?

racquets don't have power
people do

but people are different, so different racquets suit different people.

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if people's power output were likened to car engines,
some people might be like a diesel engine, lots of torque at low revs, long (piston) stroke. This person might like a heavy flexible racquet like a BMW 730d

some people might be like a newer petrol engine, more power at high revs, short (piston) stroke. This person might like a lighter, stiffer racquet like a Honda Civic Type R
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i would have thought the iso would be better for noobs given the larger sweetspot. eggheads have a smaller sweetspot but more power... if you can find the sweetspot consistently. anyone else got any thoughts?

personally, oval heads for me... long live the cab!

You are partly right. A larger frame has a larger sweetspot as well as a higher swingweight, which means more power. AOTBE, there is no way an oval racquet can have a larger sweetspot or more power than an iso.

You are partly right. A larger frame has a larger sweetspot as well as a higher swingweight, which means more power. AOTBE, there is no way an oval racquet can have a larger sweetspot or more power than an iso.

you are partly right
larger frame has higher swingweight only if your AOTBE applies in that sentence also.

racquets don't have power
if you think they do, can you tell me what units you measure the power in.
Horsepower? Watts?

You are partly right. A larger frame has a larger sweetspot as well as a higher swingweight, which means more power. AOTBE, there is no way an oval racquet can have a larger sweetspot or more power than an iso.

well for the frame size and swingweight, it has to be All Other Things Being Equal, or you could say a steel frame oval has greater swingweight than a graphite iso.
same frame material, but more of it, will give more weight